"Why do manufacturers do this?" was asked. Because people want to go to their local discount chain store and not pay very much for clothing. There's no thought into where that t-shirt came from or who made it. Only the price tag is looked at. The days of "Always look for the union label" and the International Ladies' Garment Worker Union are long gone, sadly. Not many people will pay $30 or even $300 for a well-made shirt from a US factory (if you can find one) that pays decent wages. They want the $3 imported t-shirt, underwear, socks, whatever. That drives the market for cheaper goods, and thinner material is what you end up with. This problem has plagued the garment industry for decades! The way to stop it is to stop buying cheap imported clothes, but right now, good luck trying to do that.

Thank you for pointing that out. I didn’t pick up on that. I hope and pray it doesn’t mean what I imagine it might mean. If there is prejudice in his statement I will be very sad because I never thought he would be one to verbalize something like that.

What in the world are you people talking about, Prejudice? He clearly meant that richer folks seeing a salesman in sandals might not look at him as someone profesional, and regular people like myself wouldn't have any problem with sandals. How does racism creep into everything. Sheesh the old race card, the last resort for non -thinkers.

Being civil is important in social situations. Even though it was obvious that wearing sandals is not Joe's "thing", he was simply being polite. Social interactions work better when people display some tact and are polite.

I don't consider saying things you never mean to be polite or a social skill. So basically, Joe went along with something he didn't believe in just to stay on camera. I don't find that admirable. He should have said no to the producers and gone on to look at more Greek architecture.

Anon 3:26. Are you saying that Joes should never participate in an activity he's not interested in? Kendra clearly enjoyed it, so IMO he did the right thing by engaging in the activity with her. Refusing to do something you think you don't like is pretty limiting and if your spouse enjoys something I think you can go along with it and be polite while doing so.

You obviously don't understand the art of compromise in marriage. My husband engages in a couple of activities I have no real interest in. He likes me to go with him and I'm rewarded by seeing him happy and having a good time. It would be miserable for us both if I didn't take a polite interest in what he's doing at the activity. He returns the favor by doing a couple of things with me that he would never do on his own. If you want to call that "telling fibs" so be it.

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